Olivia Swash

Oct 31, 2024 | thelineofbestfit.com | Olivia Swash

“Boys never wanted to kiss me, so now I do comedy,” sang Cat Cohen in her first special. It’s one of many thunderbolts of millennial self-awareness from the New York comic, whose acerbic revue appeals to the id rather than the ego. On her new follow-up, Come For Me, Cohen calls out her own coping mechanisms of consumerism, social media and astrology to distract from the emptiness of being “a young 30s girl” in 2024 (“Why is it so easy to get pregnant and so hard to get a house?”).

Jun 4, 2024 | thelineofbestfit.com | Olivia Swash

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May 23, 2024 | thelineofbestfit.com | Olivia Swash

“At my school, you were only respected for being one of three things: footballer, fighter or MC,” says Kiell Smith-Bynoe backstage on a break from rehearsals, the day before opening night for his run at . Having starred in some of the most iconic comedy TV shows of recent years and achieved milestones like Taskmaster, it often comes as a surprise that the actor’s creative outlet was music for many years. “For some reason, that was just what people looked up to.

May 8, 2024 | thelineofbestfit.com | Olivia Swash

From noughties nu metal cover bands in the DC skate shoe-imprinted sands of his Cornish hometown, to his role in Nashville leading to dream collaborations with Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Sam Palladio’s musical journey has taken him places. His trajectory changed forever when he was flown out to Music City, Tennessee in 2012 to film the pilot, leading to six seasons playing country musician Gunnar Scott for the hit musical drama series.

Mar 28, 2024 | thelineofbestfit.com | Olivia Swash

The whole of Piazzolla’s Tango: Zero Hour album is just amazing. It’s the same as the Eric Dolphy record. When great musicians play and it falls somewhere between the line – in this case it’s between tango and classical music – this is really serious, real beautiful music. It’s almost classical. But then, I don’t know if every note is written, it’s loose, but I’m not sure. It’s from a great album that, musically, is just unbelievable. This is the super romantic song that everyone gets and is moved by.